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California > Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon & 5K
Fun Run
San
Francisco, CA
Date
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Event
Details
If you've ever traveled to San Francisco and driven through or just
walked past the gorgeous landscape that is Golden Gate Park, then you
know why Runner's World magazine ranked San
Francisco's Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon & 5K one of the
country's most scenic half marathon races. From the long, expansive
meadows on the eastern end of the park to the beachfront areas along
its coastline areas, Golden Gate Park is truly a little piece of
California paradise.
The starting line for the race, which begins at 8:00 AM, lies within
the park on Strawberry Hill near John
F. Kennedy Drive & Stow Lake Drive, just a block or so down
from Park
Presidio Boulevard. From there, the out-and-back course for the race
takes runners eastward toward the edge of the park along Kennedy Drive,
and then outside the park through the adjoining neighborhoods for a
quick out-and-back along Fell Street, with a turn on Baker and then Oak
Street back toward the park.
After re-entering the park on Stanyan Street, runners then proceed west
along Kezar Drive for a brief stretch before turning onto Bowling Green
Drive, then Middle Drive and then South Drive before joining back up
with Kennedy Drive along Teagarden. Through the park, the course is
paved and mostly flat and fast, and once runners make it back onto
Kennedy Drive, they follow a long stretch along this same road, all the
way to the beachfront areas of the park along the Upper Great Highway.
The run along the Great Highway is perhaps one of the most majestic of
any road race in America, combining breathtaking oceanfront views with
the Golden Gate Park over runners' shoulders and the Golden Gate Bridge
in the distance. Once the race course passes Sloat Avenue, runners then
approach the turnaround point in front of the San Francisco Zoo and the
Presidio, where they turn around and head back up the Great Highway,
taking it along JFK Drive to the finish line on Chain of Lakes Drive,
next to the lake known as Middle Lake.
Race
Weather & Climate
Late winter weather can be cool and wet in San Francisco, as February
temperatures average between 42°F and 60°F. Rainfall is
definitely a factor, as the area sees an average of 5 inches of
precipitation during the month.
Fees
$40 for the half marathon, if registered by January 15, 2010
$50 after Jan. 15
Registration
To reserve your spot in the winter 2010
running of San Francisco's Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon, register online at Active.com
or print out and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
xnet.kp.org
Course Map
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